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Hi there... yo guys have any Welsummer eggs available? Thanks.

Looking for Welsh Harlequin / Black Cayuga hatching eggs... help!

Looking for recommendations on good quality netting to put over run. I have a couple ‘flyers’ and would rather not clip wings... thanks

What is the best heater for placing inside a 5gal bucket to keep from freezing and allowing nipples to continue working? Thanks steve

Does any one here with an ovation 28 find that the cover does not fit flush? It did when u first got it, but it seems over time it has warped a little. Leaves a small gap along the long edge. Does not fit snug to side. Affects humidity some... for now I put a strip of tape on to seal connection.

I got some Large Fowl RIRs from him a couple years ago. Real RIRs - great hatch rate!

http://horstmanspoultry.com/bantamshome/barredrockbantam.html

So I’ve crossed a CL Sire over my RIRs and Wheaten Marans. It’s clear from the offspring coloration which pullets are from which mother. What’s weird is that some of the Wheaten offspring have yellow legs and some have slate/greenish colored legs. Why is this? Also, none of the wheaten offspring...

When candling early on(day 4), do you ever see veins near air sac but no apparent embryo? As if the embryo is located centrally in the egg and not near the side where it would be visible? I clearly see some blood veins.

What store?

First for them.

Hens are just under 2 years and rooster is a year. He has been in with them for 6 days and all are getting along great. I have confirmed one egg as being fertile already.

i have recently put a Rooster In with my 8 hens. Is it safe to assume he will mate with all of them? I know they can sometimes have favorites, but will he ‘spread the wealth’ so to speak? Thanks.

I got some really nice Marans here. She sells Wheaten Am eggs. http://www.gypsyhen.com/wheaten---blue-wheaten---splash.html

So 6 days ago I introduced a Rooster to my hens to fertilize their eggs. On a whim I checked an egg today. I thought it took 7-10 days for eggs to become fertile after the act. Or is that a rough guideline. The egg pictured sure looks fertile to me. It was laid today. Almost exactly 6 days after...